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Nobleton is a suburban community in the northwestern part of the Toronto Area that is located south of the Oak Ridges Moraine. It is in the southwestern part of King. The population is around 4,000 (1990s). It is located 50 km NW of Toronto, 7 km W of Highway 400 via King Road, 10 km W of King City, about 62 km S of Barrie, S of Schomberg, about 6 km N of Kleinburg and about 6 km E of Bolton. It is accessed by a road linking Woodbridge and Schomberg that was Highway 27, an old highway that used to link primarily from Toronto and Barrie and King Road linking Bolton and King City along with Oak Ridges and Old School Road in southern Caledon. The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada and fifth largest in North America, after Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago. ...
The Oak Ridges Moraine is a geographic area in southern Ontario, Canada stretching from Milton to Rice Lake, near Peterborough. ...
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Geography
Nobleton is located at 43° 54′ 7″ N 79° 39′ 32″ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=43_54_7_N_79_39_32_W_), at an elevation of approximately 300m.
The Humber flows in the southwestern part with a conservation area coverin the southwest. This article is about the river in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
The Oak Ridges Moraine is to the north and is covered with pine forests with a few other types of trees and lakes to the north and the northeast including Nobleton Lakes located nearly 2 to 3 km north of Nobleton which include two lakes and a golf club. Forests are almost sporadically situated in the valleys throughout Nobleton including to the east and into the southeastern portion. The farmlands lie to the west, the south and the east and sproadically to the north. The power lines lie to the west and to the east and both link up to central Ontario. This article deals with the tree; for the e-mail client see Pine email client Species About 115. ...
History The history of Nobleton was a rural community. The urbanization was mainly in the southwestern part. In the 1950s and the 1960s, large housing developments began in the northeastern and the northwestern part up to the 1990s. Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ...
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Politics Nobleton is represented on King Township council by Ward 2. A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. A ward in England is an electoral district represented by...
Subdivisions
Nearest places - Schomberg, N
- King City, E
- Kleinburg, S
- Bolton, W
Nobleton is served by both public and Catholic separate schools for elementary and junior-age children. In the public system, Nobleton Junior Public School and Nobleton Senior Public School are within the community. Pre-high school Catholic children attend St. Mary Catholic School.
A small ice rink is used mainly by a peewee hockey team for the Ontario Stars Hockey League.
External links
Map and aerial photos - Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=43.9&longitude=-79.75&zoom=6)
- Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=43.9&lat=-79.75&w=750&h=500)
Demographic Information - Statistics Canada - 2001 Census - Nobleton (http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-UA-P.cfm?T=1&PR=35&SR=151&S=1&O=A)
- Industry Canada - Community Demographics - Nobleton (http://broadband.gc.ca/demographic_servlet/community_demographics/3099)
- Note that this link has incorrect population information
Community - King Township Public Library - Nobleton Branch (http://www.king-library.on.ca/nobletoninfo.htm)
- Nobleton Tennis Club (http://www.tennisontario.com/Clubs/club_detail.asp?cid=NOBL&mreg1=NC)
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